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New Tesla Roadster is the car in the world, with record-setting acceleration, range and performance. Founders Series Roadsters are limited to the first 1,000 reservations.

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The Verge

During Tesla's semi truck event tonight, CEO Elon Musk had a surprise up his sleeve - a new version of the Tesla Roadster, and now we know how much it will cost. The base model will start at $200,000, and with a $50,000 deposit required upfront. Interested parties can place their deposits today.

The Verge

Elon Musk promised a surprise during the Tesla semi unveiling event, and boy did he deliver: the return of the Roadster. But it's no repeat performance. The stunning four-seater roadster boasts jaw-dropping numbers, that if they measure up to Musk's claims, will make it the world's fastest production car.

TechCrunch

Tesla has unveiled a new Roadster, the new version of its original sports car. It's the fastest production car ever made, according to Elon Musk, with speeds of just 1.9 seconds for 0 to 60 4.2 seconds for 0 to 100. It can handle a quarter mile in 8.9 seconds.

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Tesla Roadster is the fastest production car ever made. It accelerates from 0 to 60 in 1.9 seconds, has a top speed of over 250 mph, and a massive 620-mile battery range. Watch the video. The star of the show was Tesla's electric truck.Tesla Semi gets 500 miles of range, has 4 motors, and enhanced autopilot as standard.

It's been barely two weeks since SpaceX successfully launched the first Falcon Heavy into orbit, and many are curious as to where it and its unconventional passenger are right now. Instead of sending something boring as the Heavy's first payload, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk launched his own Tesla Roadster.

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's Starman, the mannequin driver of the Tesla Roadster SpaceX launched aboard its Falcon Heavy rocket, is taking a trip around our solar system, in a large elliptical orbit that will bring him relatively close to Mars, the Sun and other heavenly bodies.

Motherboard

Image: SpaceX/Flickr Last Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made history when he launched the Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket since the Saturn V took Apollo astronauts to the moon. The Heavy's payload was Musk's personal Tesla roadster, a $100,000 luxury car made by one of Musk's other companies.

Engadget

As of this writing, the car is about 2.1 million miles away from Earth and hurtling toward Mars at about 43,145MPH (6,755MPH away from Earth). It won't actually orbit Mars or venture into the Asteroid Belt, as Musk suggested -- if it keeps on its current trajectory, it should venture just past Mars before being pulled back toward the center of the system.

A new warp-charge, electric car from One Plus 🚗⚡️

One Plus just announced their brand new warp-drive enabled, electric car, allowing you to go from LA to Las Vegas in a single 20 minute charge

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Mashable

If Apple won't do it, someone else will. Smartphone maker OnePlus has posted a teaser for an upcoming electric car called Warp - presumably after the company's fast battery-charging tech. The company accompanied the announcement with a short teaser video, and by the looks of it, it appears that the OnePlus car will consist of many, many curves and little els…See more

The Indian Express

It's April Fools' Day and once again, tech companies are trying to convince audiences around the world that their jokes are funny. From the OnePlus Warp Car to Google's bending spoon, here's a round-up of the April Fools' Day jokes so far.